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Morten Gamst Pedersen and Ryan Giggs

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Win double for the Over-50's

Contrasting types of matches on Wednesday (21st July) and Thursday (22nd July), against the MSC Suffolk Cricket Alliance Over-50's and the over an Eight Ash Green XI on Thursday. At Easton we elected to field first in the 45 over match as then saw Simon Halliday hit 73, and S.Cooper, 59, helped the "home" team reach 216-7, Edgar Dunkley and Steve Bulger each taking three wickets. The Two Counties team did not make a particularly bright start, but the partnership of Steffan Marks, 73, and Graham Penny, 70, changed the outlook from which Ian Johnson and Bob Richards guided us through to 217-7 with two overs to spare.
Certain different conditions atr Eight Ash Green on Thursday, where the ball, by and large, dominated the bat. This time the Two Counties team batted first, and through intermittent showers we closed with 154-9. Mark Paget top scoring with 38 not out, with Ian Robison adding 27 early on. Merreiday, Aston, and Guthrie each taking two wickets. Eight Ash Green found run scoring even more of a testing proposition. John Stonehouse almost batting all the way through for 36 as they were dismissed for 88. Ian Johnson was in inspired form with 4-20, and Martin Southwell taking over at the same end and taking 3-22. Both of them were assisted in some small part by the catching. Jonno taking one brilliant caught and bowled, but elsewhere in the field Steve Isaac took three catches from first slip and Jon Wiseman two at mid-off.

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Saturday's results - Sudbury held to a tie as Coggeshall lose again, and at the other end of the scale, only East Bergholt II are now searching a win after Braintree III break their duck.

DIVISION ONE
Coggeshall* (8pts) 232-8 Ipswich & E.S. (19pts) 233-6 Ipswich & E.S. won by 4 wickets
Copdock & O.I.* (12pts) 146 Sudbury (12pts) 146 match tied
Frinton (6pts) 138 Woolpit* (20pts) 248-9 Woolpit won by 110 runs
Mildenhall* (20pts) 346-7 Abberton (6pts) 162 Mildenhall won by 184 runs
Mistley (20pts) 186-3 Maldon* (5pts) 185 Mistley won by 7 wickets
Wivenhoe* (20pts) 251-8 Exning (7pts) 162 Wivenhoe won by 89 runs

DIVISION TWO
Braintree* (5pts) 168 Ipswich (20pts) 172-5 Ipswich won by 5 wickets
Brockley* (20pts) 216-7 Hadleigh (5pts) 125 Brockley won by 91 runs
Dunmow (20pts) 198-4 East Bergholt* (6pts) 197 Dunmow won by 6 wickets
Elmstead G. (6pts) 139 Easton* (20pts) 161-9 Easton won by 22 runs
Haverhill (17pts) 262-7 Felixstowe* (8pts) 259-5 Haverhill won by 3 wickets
Woodbridge & O.W. (6pts) 122-9 Brightlingsea* (19pts) 201 Brightlingsea won by 79 runs

DIVISION THREE
Kelvedon & F.* (5pts) 159 Lakenheath (20pts) 163-4 Lakenheath won by 6 wickets
Little Bardfield V. (8pts) 216 Mildenhall II* (20pts) 247-7 Mildenhall II won by 31 runs
Sudbury II (20pts) 132-6 Coggeshall II* (5pts) 131 Sudbury II won by 4 wickets
Witham* (19pts) 216-6 Clacton II (8pts) 207-9 Witham won by 7 runs
Worlington* (20pts) 194-8 Bury St. Edmunds II (7pts) 153 Worlington won by 41 runs
Yoxford* (8pts) 207 Copford (20pts) 212-6 Copford won by 4 wickets

DIVISION FOUR
Exning II (4pts) 98 Copdock & O.I. II* (20pts) 213-8 Copdock & O.I. II won by 115 runs
Ipswich & E.S. II (5pts) 167-7 Wivenhoe II* (18pts) 253-5 Wivenhoe II won by 86 runs
Maldon II (4pts) 120 Mistley II* (20pts) 221-6 Mistley II won by 101 runs
St. Margarets (20pts) 141-1 Earls Colne* (2pts) 139 St. Margarets won by 9 wickets
Stowmarket* (19pts) 343-5 Halstead II (7pts) 228-8 Stowmarket won by 115 runs
Woolpit II (20pts) 163-1 Long Melford* (3pts) 162 Woolpit II won by 9 wickets

DIVISION FIVE
Abberton II* (20pts) 276-5 Harwich & D. (7pts) 203 Abberton II won by 73 runs
Great Bromley* (20pts) 293-5 Frinton II (6pts) 177 Great Bromley won by 116 runs
Hadleigh II (18pts) 201-5 Kelvedon & F. II* (7pts) 200-7 Hadleigh II won by 5 wickets
Ipswich II (20pts) 145-9 Witham II* (6pts) 144 Ipswich II won by 1 wicket
Mildenhall III (8pts) 166 Boxted* (20pts) 173 Boxted won by 7 runs
Tuddenham (6pts) 162 Achilles* (20pts) 275-7 Achilles won by 113 runs

DIVISION SIX
Brightlingsea II* (19pts) 265-7 Ipswich III (8pts) 248-8 Brightlingsea II won by 17 runs
Bury St. Edmunds III* (19pts) 186-8 Elmstead G. II (7pts) 172-9 Bury St. Ed's III won by 14 runs
East Bergholt II* (3pts) 105 Melton St. Audrys (20pts) 106-4 Melton St. Audrys won by 6 wickets
Felixstowe II* (5pts) 131 Nacton (20pts) 132-6 Nacton won by 4 wickets
Kesgrave (6pts) 124 Haverhill II* (20pts) 214 Haverhill II won by 90 runs
Long Melford II (19pts) 190-7 Braintree II* (7pts) 186-8 Long Melford II won by 3 wickets

DIVISION SEVEN
Copford II (20pts) 110-3 St. Margarets II* (2pts) 109 Copford II won by 7 wickets
DBSL (8pts) 171 Eye & District* (20pts) 182 Eye & D. won by 11 runs
Harwich & D. II (18pts) 138-5 Stowmarket II* (4pts) 134-7 Harwich & D. II won by 5 wickets
Ipswich IV (20pts) 138-2 Felixstowe Corinthians* (3pts) 137 Ipswich IV won by 8 wickets
Maldon III* (20pts) 265-4 Kelvedon & F. III (2pts) 81 Maldon III won by 184 runs
Sudbury III* (20pts) 170 Witham III (5pts) 41 Sudbury III won by 129 runs

DIVISION EIGHT
Coggeshall III (5pts) 147 Halstead III* (20pts) 182-7 Halstead III won by 35 runs
Easton II (7pts) 165-9 St. Osyth* (19pts) 219-7 St. Osyth won by 54 runs
Sudbourne Hall* (6pts) 161 Brockley II (20pts) 165-6 Brockley II won by 4 wickets
Tendring* (18pts) 230 Mildenhall IV (9pts) 185-7 Tendring won by 45 runs
West Bergholt* (3pts) 115 Braintree III (20pts) 116-5 Braintree III won by 5 wickets
Woodbridge & O.W. II* (1pt) 85 West Mersea (20pts) 86-3 West Mersea won by 7 wickets

Sunday's results
DIVISION C
Copdock & O.I.* (8pts) 281-7 Brightlingsea (18pts) 282-6 Brightlingsea won by 4 wickets
Ipswich (5pts) 99 Kelvedon & F.* (20pts) 126 Kelvedon & F. won by 27 runs
Maldon (8pts) 214 Frinton* (20pts) 247-6 Frinton won by 33 runs
Mistley* (5pts) 176-7 Coggeshall (18pts) 177-2 Coggeshall won by 8 wickets

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Rain forces abandonment

The Over-50's may have been foiled by the weather on Tuesday (27th July), against Long Melford Seniors. Only 35 overs were possible when the second interuption for rain proved terminal, with the Two Counties team having just gained tghe upper-hand by reducing the Long Melford team to 123-7, of which Steffan Marks scored 33, with Garner and Byford both departing in the 20's. Martin Southwell, Glyn Webster, and Ian Johnson, had each claimed two wickets.

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Results for July 21, 24 and 25

Premier division: Colchester 174 for 8 (Gardner 49) lost to Frinton 178 for 4 (Hall 83) by 6 wkts.
Abberton 196 (Gilray 95) lost to Colchester 256 for 5 (Ahmed 69, S Foster 60, McEvoy 51*) by 60 runs.
Copford v Copdock – ? no scores given.
Frinton 213 for 8 (Sinclair 91) bt Mistley 143 (Hambrook 4-27) by 70 runs.
Kelvedon 172 for 8 (Smith 48) lost to Clacton 175 for 5 by 5 wkts.

Division one: Chappel 177 lost to Bocking 178 for 5 (Godding 62*) by 5 wkts.
Eight Ash Green 246 for 9 (Warner 73) bt Coggeshall 139 (Neale 65, Guthrie 5-28) by 107 runs.
Gt Bromley 178 lost to Lt Bardfield Village 180 for 7 by 3 wkts.
St Osyth 297 for 7 (Sn Hennessey 89, Handscombe 88, Jarvis 4-54) bt Little Baddow 108 by 189 runs.
Witham 176 for 3 (E Suett 68, J Suett 46*) bt Halstead 174 by 7 wkts.

Division two: Cavaliers 196 for 9 (Kneeshaw 75) bt Gt Braxted & Tiptree 128 (S Hummerstone 67, S Johnson 4-36) by 68 runs.
Gosfield 155 (Subramani 45, W Spain 5-32) lost to Colchester 156 for 9 (Whyte 65, Morris 4-14) by 1 wkt.
Gt Totham (C Powell 99, Daniels 4-21) bt Clacton Ramblers (Cooper 53) by 63 runs  scores not given.
Purleigh 249 (S Rynn 58) lost to Boxted 258 (Sexton 69) by 9 runs.

Division three: Earls Colne & Bures 137 for 6 (Smith 60, Vince 5-53) bt West Mersea 135 (J Rutter 75) by 4 wkts.
Gt Horkesley 114 for 6 bt Abberton 113 (Hart 5-46) by 4 wkts.
Lexden 179 for 6 (Elmakahleh 58, Manhire 48) bt High Easter 176 (H Mahmood 84, Jones 5-40) by 4 wkts.
West Bergholt 172 (Husain 59, Carter 4-26) lost to Elmstead Grasshoppers 174 (Husain 4-28) by 2 runs.

Division four: Wormingford 242 for 7 (Denny 96, Shave 62) bt Colchester 238 for 4 (McEvoy 126*, M Douglas 40) by 3 wkts.
Boxted 160 lost to Stebbing 251 for 5 (Little 81, W Gwyther 58, Meakin 43*) by 91 runs.
Cavaliers 67 lost to Kirby 68 for 2 by 8 wkts.
Colchester 92 (A Trusler 4-34) lost to Abberton 93 for 8 by 2 wkts.
North Springfield 112 (H Clark 40*, Carter 4-23) lost to Chappel 113 for 4 by 6 wkts.

Division five: Gt Braxted & Tiptree conceded to Real Oddies.
Rayne 123 (Butler 65) tied with Gt Bentley 123.
Wickham Bishops 115 lost to Ipswich 117 for 7 (Clark 4-54) by 3 wkts.

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